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Alice's Restaurant
A legendary biker and car enthusiast hangout on Skyline Boulevard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a must-stop on one of California's best riding roads.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Woodside
California, United States · North America
About Woodside
Woodside is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Emerald Lake Hills, 48km from Golden Gate Bridge.
Woodside is in California, United States, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Emerald Lake Hills, about 4 km away.
Woodside is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It has a council–manager system of government.
The population of the town was 5,309 at the 2020 census. The town's population has a median household income above $250,000 and median home price above $5Read more
million. The town is known for its quaint and small town feel despite being close to Silicon Valley, and is home to many venture capital and investment firms.
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What is there to see near Woodside?
Within an hour or so of Woodside: Alice's Restaurant (5 km), Tom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide) (28 km), California Academy of Sciences (42 km), Exploratorium (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Woodside?
The nearest famous roads are 17-Mile Drive, Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur (CA-1) and Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1).
Where is Woodside?
Woodside is in California, United States, about 4 km from Emerald Lake Hills.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,561
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 37.4299, -122.2539
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Woodside
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Tom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)
Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
28 km · about 35 min drive
museum
California Academy of Sciences
A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.
42 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Coit Tower
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Alcatraz Island
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
47 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
48 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Blackhawk Museum
Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Woodside
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 28 kmTom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
- 48 kmGolden Gate BridgeThe Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
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